CASSOPOLIS — The Cass County Board of Commissioners named a part-time, interim replacement Tuesday for Terry Proctor, the county’s administrator/controller whose last day is Friday.

Former Benzie County Administrator Charles Clark of Beulah, was named to take the position part time at a rate of pay to be $55 per hour for approximately 20 to 24 hours per week.The hiring is pending the results of a drug test and background check.

Clark, who was recommended by a county search committee, was the Benzie County administrator/controller from May 1998 until last August.

He holds a bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University and has also operated a small business. He served for 20 years as a military officer in the U. S. Marines.

Also, the board in a 13-to-1 vote named Slavin Management Consultants of Atlanta, Georgia, to conduct an executive search for the administrator/controller position at a cost of $13,865 plus expenses.

Commissioner Ronald Francis dissented, saying he was not in favor of hiring a firm far away when there are other firms that are closer.

Commissioner David Taylor, who served as search committee chairman, said he checked the references of the firm and found that Slavin had worked for the city of Kalamazoo and was considered reliable.

Commissioner Robert Wagel was absent.

Proctor resigned in December without stating a reason for going other than it was “time to move on.” He served 20 years with the county.